19th C. Paper Thin Brass Architect's Stencils - Rooms and Their Plans wax press I'd bet that the maker

I'd bet that the maker of this one might have made at least one more like it at the same time (or at least for sure had a good use for the rest of the wood

her body leaning against the shop window and her head looking rather as if punching right through it

Now though

vertically or diagonally—allowing a player to remove an opponent's man from the game

19th C. Paper Thin Brass Architect's Stencils - Rooms and Their Plans wax press I'd bet that the makerI've had a handful of old architects draftsman stencils like this, mostly alphabets, paper thin and shining in the light like gold, so lovely. And while hard to get across in photos, I believe these are my favorites of all especially for the ten squarish ones, each, in tiny letters, featuring the name of one room of a house: kitchen, bedroom, dining room, living room, sitting room, attic, and best of all drawing room, parlour, scullery, and wine